Rotary Club of Chelmsford donate £250 to the RGF

Trustee, David Cant, visited the Rotary Club of Chelmsford on May 16th to be presented with a cheque for £250. The current President, Anne Moriaty, made the presentation and said: “Lorraine and Philip made a big impact when they visited us earlier this year to talk about the RGF and it was a privilege to … Continued

The photo shows Anne and fellow Rotarian, Jenny Black, with David

Ice Dance skater, Aimee Carrington, thanks the RGF

Up and coming ice dance skater Aimee Carrington has been skating since she was 6 years old. Now 14 she has won numerous medals in regional competitions across the country and has competed in the British National Solo Ice Dance Championships for the last 5 years. Her highest ranking in this competition being the bronze … Continued

BBC Radio Essex supports the RGF

late last month BBC Radio Essex (BBC Essex) invited RGF trustee, David Cant, to join their host Peter Holmes ‘on air’ for his Sunday Morning Breakfast show. David was invited to talk about the RGF at length (and he did!). David was also asked to be their newspaper reviewer choosing three articles from the day’s … Continued

Glen Dobbs

Glen joins the RGF’s Board of Trustees

We are delighted to share the news that the RGF has appointed Glen Dobbs to its Board of trustees with immediate effect. Glen met Rob at Colchester Royal Grammar School and they remained best friends. After leaving the school as Head Boy, Glen went on to study Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry at Oxford University where … Continued

Callum does the RGF proud, and some!

When the RGF agreed to support Callum back in 2018 little did we know what an amazing young man we’d backed. Callum’s mum, Michelle has kindly given us an update on his exceptional achievements: “When Callum Mills was lucky enough to be granted funding from The Rob George Foundation last year, He promised to try … Continued

Callum, Ice Skating

Heartfelt to the North Countrymen’s Club, Colchester

We wanted to share with you an update on the amazing support we’ve received from the North Countrymen’s Club since our launch in 2014. Our Chairman, Philip George said: “We were one of two charities chosen to benefit on the occasion of their 75th anniversary dinner back in January. The photo shows John Davey presenting … Continued

Another glorious RGF six-a-side Cricket Day

How the sun shone on another glorious RGF six-a-side Cricket Day – We all enjoyed a wonderful day in sunny Castle Park, Colchester on Saturday 20 April. The cricket was very entertaining and there was a lovely atmosphere throughout the day, and it was great to see so many families and supporters enjoying the event. … Continued

Leihona Taekwondo

Leihona just keeps winning

Leihona started Taekwondo when she was 9yrs old and has had many successes throughout the 4 years she’s been competing. She took Silver at the British Championships in her first year and quickly became British Champion. Leihona has been Scottish Champion twice and has recently been taken on by the Great Britain Wider Cadet Team. … Continued

Enormous thank you to John O’Connor and Braintree Golf Club

An enormous thank you goes to trustee John O’Connor and Braintree Golf Club for raising an incredible £11,694.92 for The RGF over the past year. What a fantastic effort by all involved! There is also over £1000 in gift aid to come. An amazing result.

John O'Connor presenting cheque
Cheque presented by Colchester Round Table 367

Heartfelt thanks to Colchester Round Table 367

RGF offers heartfelt thanks to Colchester Round Table 367 (CRT 367) for supporting us on one of their Santa’s Sleigh Christmas collection nights – we were thrilled when CRT 367 approached us to take part in this annual event. Our allocated collection sleigh ride was 17 December, with the help of RGF supporters Julie Cant, … Continued

Special recognition for RGF grantee, Martin Bland

Special recognition for RGF grantee, Martin Bland. Top trampoliner, Martin, has just won a Newcastle Rising Star award, an event staged at Newcastle’s Civic Centre. The Lord Mayor of Newcastle presented Martin with his trophy, but that was probably eclipsed by the presence of none other than Mr Alan Shearer. Martin commented: “I was thrilled … Continued

Martin Bland - Rising Star Award
Rachel Driver with running medal

Introducing Rachel Driver, another RGF superstar!

Introducing Rachel Driver, another RGF superstar! – Rachel is a Senior Practitioner with CLIC Sargent. The RGF and Rachel have a very special and mutual bond committed to helping young people. Rachel wanted to “give back” to the RGF and such was her motivation to do so she took part in, and completed, The Anglesey … Continued

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